Welcome to IDEA Riverview

Campus Leadership

Radha Guajardo

PRINCIPAL, IDEA RIVERVIEW ACADEMY

Adriana Ramos

PRINCIPAL, IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREP

Mrs. Adriana Ramos was born and raised in Monterrey, N.L. México. Mrs. Ramos matriculated to the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León with a full scholarship. She graduated in 1991 from the School of Philosophy and Spanish Letters and...

What is a Charter School?

Charter schools are tuition-free public schools that use open-enrollment policies and innovative curricula to improve student learning for all types of children.

They receive approximately 75% of their funding from state and federal funds compared to traditional public schools, which typically receive 100% of their funding from these sources. The charter school movement has established a new form of accountability for public schools.

In Texas, charter schools operate under the direction of an appointed (not elected) board of directors.

These schools also have more flexibility in personnel decisions and have the abilitiy to offer services that set them apart from traditional public schools, such as a strong focus on college preparation.

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Radha Guajardo

PRINCIPAL, IDEA RIVERVIEW ACADEMY

Adriana Ramos

PRINCIPAL, IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREP

Mrs. Adriana Ramos was born and raised in Monterrey, N.L. México. Mrs. Ramos matriculated to the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León with a full scholarship. She graduated in 1991 from the School of Philosophy and Spanish Letters and obtained her bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy making her the first college graduate in her family.

Mrs. Ramos joined IDEA Frontier College Prep in 2009 with 12 years of experience in education, 9 of those as a Principal of a private school in Mexico. At IDEA Frontier Mrs. Ramos taught AP Spanish Language and Literature. In her 1st year of teaching at IDEA, she received the honor of being named the 2010 Teacher of the Year. As an AP teacher, she lead the district with the highest AP college credit awarded to seniors two years in a row. In 2010, she became the Spanish content leader and was responsible for developing a vertically aligned curriculum for existing Spanish courses and wrote the Spanish III curriculum for the district. In 2011 she was assigned to served as 12th grade Team Leader, and in 2012 she became part of the IDEA Frontier’s Instructional Lead Team when she was assigned to be the Spanish & Science Instructional Coach. Her unprecedented AP results were a contributing factor in having IDEA Frontier College Prep named and ranked in 2013 as the best High School in our District, number 11th in the state and number 60th in the nation by US News and World Reports.

For the 2013-2014 school year, Mrs. Adriana Ramos started as a Principal in Residence at IDEA Frontier College Prep. During that year she supported our teachers and students to achieve excellent results on the state exams. She was part of “Rhodes Fellowship,” a prestigious program, where she received the best training to become a school leader. Also, she attended the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University to develop her skills as a leader. Mrs. Ramos traveled to New York City to observe the best charter schools and brought new ideas to our campus. She has adopted best practices that she acquired while in Harvard School of Education at IDEA Riverview College Prep.

IDEA Riverview College Prep was open in August 2015, with Ms. Adriana Ramos as a Founding Principal. After its first year, IDEA Riverview College Prep earns five out of five Texas Education Agency distinctions under Ms. Adriana Ramos leadership. Ms. Ramos firmly believes that parental involvement is crucial in education. She developed Escuela para Padres, which its main purpose is to provide parents with the necessary skills to ensure the best environment at home for our Rockets. When walking the hallways at Riverview College Prep, the culture of high expectations and camaraderie is palpable by observing IDEA students demonstrate Team & Family through all their actions. Ms. Ramos goal for IDEA Riverview Students is to create a culture of unity and masters in creating individual relationships with all students and families.

Mrs. Ramos’ commitment to IDEA mission and culture facilitated her ability to invest parents, students, teachers and school leaders in creating a strong TEAM and FAMILY environment. Mrs. Ramos believes that everyone deserves respect, hope, and an opportunity to succeed and she models these beliefs on a daily basis by always willing to listen, understand, help and problem solve to assist others in meeting their goals.

Mrs. Ramos lives in Brownsville, with her husband Dr. Mario Valades where together, they raise their daughter Elizabeth, who is a proud IDEA Frontier graduate. Her daughter now belongs to a class of 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin. They love to travel as a family and enjoy the blessings of time spent with family and friends.

Free. Focused on College. For All Children.

It is the policy of IDEA Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.